Donald Trump Meets With Betsy DeVos, Michelle Rhee

Betsy DeVos speaks at the 2016 American Federation for Children Policy Summit.

Republican mega-donor and education activist Betsy DeVos met with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence this weekend at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J this Saturday. Trump and Pence also met with Michelle Rhee who was the former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor and founder and former CEO of StudentsFirst.

The readout from the Trump Transition Team said their meeting with DeVos was about “was focused on the Common Core mission, and setting higher national standards and promoting the growth of school choice across the nation.”

The Transition Team readout from Saturday’s meetings said Trump and Pence enjoyed an in-depth discussion about the future of public education in our country with Michelle Rhee. They stated that the discussion “included the possibility for increasing competition through charter and choice schools. They also brought the idea of merit pay for teachers going above and beyond in their classrooms into the conversation.”

So far Trump has only met with Common Core advocates. While discussion with these individuals also included other topics as well it is disconcerting to see.

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